A little disappointing to see that it was at a house-show which obviously meant it was going to be leaked. And now WWE is spoiling Taker's return as well on Twitter? What happened to the good old days when you'd be watching Raw or Smackdown and all the sudden the lights would go out and you'd be all like..

Oh, and as big of a Taker fan as I am ... I just CANNOT get into his current look. His attire needs updated and I still weep over the loss of his hair. I really hate Taker bald. Just doesn't fit the deadman persona at all.

Can't wait to watch Raw tomorrow night now though.

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I like the look, if he toned down the Deadman gimmick a bit you might like it.

Nah...I don't think so. I guess I've just always been used to seeing Taker with long hair. Hell, out of his 23 year career he's only had short hair (other than this past year) during 2002-2003. And even then, he at least wasn't bald. I dunno....I just am not a fan of it.

Nah...I don't think so. I guess I've just always been used to seeing Taker with long hair. Hell, out of his 23 year career he's only had short hair (other than this past year) during 2002-2003. And even then, he at least wasn't bald. I dunno....I just am not a fan of it.

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Makes him look more like a grizzled veteran imo. Plus I was a bit tired of seeing Long haired Taker I guess.

I like his new look. I think the Undertaker character needs to evolve aesthetically to increase the believability that he's breaking down and becoming weaker. With a limited number of people who can realistically beat the guy, toning him down for the likes of Punk's heel character helps to portray them as more of a threat. That being said, people like Lesnar and Cena (I think they'll be his next two opponents, and last) can realistically get the job done without the need for Taker to be brought down a peg, so it depends.

If Cena faces Taker, it won't be before he gets his win back over The Rock. A lot of people count his consecutive losses at Mania as a reason behind why he's a threat, but WrestleMania streaks mean jack shit unless you're The Undertaker. I certainly would take it for granted that Taker would win if they faced off this year.

If Cena faces Taker, it won't be before he gets his win back over The Rock. A lot of people count his consecutive losses at Mania as a reason behind why he's a threat, but WrestleMania streaks mean jack shit unless you're The Undertaker. I certainly would take it for granted that Taker would win if they faced off this year.

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I'd like to see Undertaker vs Cena this year (Don't care who wins)

Then Rock vs Cena at Wrestlemania 30, can build up that all year that the rematch "Should of happened" at WM29.

Plus I'd book Punk to defeat Rock at Mania if my prediction is right.

(I still expect Rock v Cena, and Taker v Punk at Mania btw, just if I was right I would be sooo happy)

Undertaker doesnt look the same anymore being bald. He just looks like hes forcing it. As much as i hate it maybe he should hang it up. id want him to end the streak against cena only if that means cena turning heel

I wouldn't be upset if that was it, you know? 20-0 is a great way to go out, especially after all the hoopla from last year's event. Taker is just really beat up now and he has said off-record that he doesn't want to continue wrestling if he has to slow himself down for the younger guys.

Yep, they were wrong with that and then a couple years later they did the same thing with Summerslam and are likely to make that same mistake with WM 30.

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No it's just how annual things work, comparing it to a wedding anniversary is stupid.

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How is it any different. Calling WM 25 the 25th anniversary was wrong. An anniversary by definition is a celebration of something that occurred on a date one year ago. Wrestlemania 1 was not the 1st anniversary of Wrestlemania, they should have never used the word anniversary.

Yep, they were wrong with that and then a couple years later they did the same thing with Summerslam and are likely to make that same mistake with WM 30.

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No it's just how annual things work, comparing it to a wedding anniversary is stupid.

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How is it any different. Calling WM 25 the 25th anniversary was wrong. An anniversary by definition is a celebration of something that occurred on a date one year ago. Wrestlemania 1 was not the 1st anniversary of Wrestlemania, they should have never used the word anniversary.

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Anything which is annual (Event wise), the "first one", is referred to as the "first", not the 0.

Sure WWE shouldn't be using Anniversary, but like I said, Welcome to WWE.

1. I didn't know Fandango actually said the Fandango part in his promo's (thought audio was tweaked or something, I love it.
2. I don't remember his body looking THAT nice, Big fan of it.
3. FAAAAHHNN---DDAAAHHNN--GOOOOOO

1. I didn't know Fandango actually said the Fandango part in his promo's (thought audio was tweaked or something, I love it.
2. I don't remember his body looking THAT nice, Big fan of it.
3. FAAAAHHNN---DDAAAHHNN--GOOOOOO

1. I didn't know Fandango actually said the Fandango part in his promo's (thought audio was tweaked or something, I love it.
2. I don't remember his body looking THAT nice, Big fan of it.
3. FAAAAHHNN---DDAAAHHNN--GOOOOOO

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Strangely I see gimmick getting Curtis over big time.

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I can't see it become a World Champion gimmick. It might be enough to get his character out there, but he will need a gimmick change in order to be pushed further.

1. I didn't know Fandango actually said the Fandango part in his promo's (thought audio was tweaked or something, I love it.
2. I don't remember his body looking THAT nice, Big fan of it.
3. FAAAAHHNN---DDAAAHHNN--GOOOOOO

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Strangely I see gimmick getting Curtis over big time.

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I can't see it become a World Champion gimmick. It might be enough to get his character out there, but he will need a gimmick change in order to be pushed further.

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Oh absolutely. The farthest I think Fandango would go is winning U.S. Championship with the fans support. But yea I agree he would have to ditch the dancing gimmick to go further...though I don't think Fandango would ever be WWE or WHC anyway.

Yeah, it's things like this that also makes me remember how long I've actually been watching wrestling. It also doesn't seem like that long since we've last seen him on WWE programming. I think it was roughly a year ago during the feud between Kane and Randy Orton. He was definitely one of my favorite managers and we really don't see many managers today in general.

Yeah, it's things like this that also makes me remember how long I've actually been watching wrestling. It also doesn't seem like that long since we've last seen him on WWE programming. I think it was roughly a year ago during the feud between Kane and Randy Orton. He was definitely one of my favorite managers and we really don't see many managers today in general.

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Totally agree. It makes me miss the 90s bad when the WWE was actually interesting to watch and fueds were built up a little more creatively. We'll never get another manager on WWE programming as great as Paul Bearer was.

Aww darn I just realized I was just beginning to use him again in my Universe to manage Mankind and now it won't feel right since he now passed. I'll probably just use him up til Money in the Bank(my next PPV)then after Mankind's fued with Undertaker and Randy Orton ends, just stop using him.

Yeah, it's things like this that also makes me remember how long I've actually been watching wrestling. It also doesn't seem like that long since we've last seen him on WWE programming. I think it was roughly a year ago during the feud between Kane and Randy Orton. He was definitely one of my favorite managers and we really don't see many managers today in general.

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Totally agree. It makes me miss the 90s bad when the WWE was actually interesting to watch and fueds were built up a little more creatively. We'll never get another manager on WWE programming as great as Paul Bearer was.

Aww darn I just realized I was just beginning to use him again in my Universe to manage Mankind and now it won't feel right since he now passed. I'll probably just use him up til Money in the Bank(my next PPV)then after Mankind's fued with Undertaker and Randy Orton ends, just stop using him.

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I definitely miss those days too. It was always fun seeing him in matches and on the microphone. He definitely got a response out of the fans.I even watched an old clip of him and Undertaker on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee in the early 90s before he Casket match with Yokozuna the other week on Youtube. He didn't miss a beat with his character even on that show.

I was thinking of using him in Universe before hearing about this because Undertaker seemed to have made a heel turn in mine and it would've been perfect for Bearer's return. I'm not so sure about it now. If I do, it'll be for a short period.

I was just finishing up a thread on manager improvements last night while watching an undertaker dvd. This is what I wake up to? Taker and Paul are my favorite "duo" ever in wrestling. This makes me feel extremely sad.

RIP Percy "Paul Bearer" Pringle

I feel so weird knowing he's gone and Taker could retire any year. Moody's the only right person to ever induct him into the HOF. As much as I love Bruce Prichard he just wasn't as involved in Taker's career as I think he should've been. Plus, with him being in TNA, I just don't know how they'd go about that. Even though they had the whole agreement with Christian thing. I suppose it's not so much against him but just the idea of anyone but Bearer doing it. Welp. I can only imagine the type of tribute that may happen Friday or at the latest Monday. I kind of wouldn't mind if Taker appeared and did a thing OOC on a tribute to him. Watching both of them since Taker's debut I'm indifferent today. Extremely sad day for wrestling fans.

While I agree that it totally sucks that Paul won't be able to induct Taker into the HOF, at least there is one other guy who is just as fitting to induct Taker who is still alive and actively apart of the wrestling business. Kane.

Now that Paul is gone, Kane just seems like the next most logical choice to induct Taker. And there are a few other more minor choices as well. HBK, HHH, and Mick Foley would all make sense too.

And to be honest, I see Taker being inducted into the HOF within the next 2 years. (For some reason I have a feeling it's going to be next year, being WM 30 and all, but that's just a feeling I have.

While I agree that it totally sucks that Paul won't be able to induct Taker into the HOF, at least there is one other guy who is just as fitting to induct Taker who is still alive and actively apart of the wrestling business. Kane.

Now that Paul is gone, Kane just seems like the next most logical choice to induct Taker. And there are a few other more minor choices as well. HBK, HHH, and Mick Foley would all make sense too.

And to be honest, I see Taker being inducted into the HOF within the next 2 years. (For some reason I have a feeling it's going to be next year, being WM 30 and all, but that's just a feeling I have.

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Actually, while I agree with you on most I kinda think there's one other person, Brother Love. I mean sure, he wasn't with Taker long once Bearer came into the picture, but he was with Taker when he came into the WWF and quite some time even after Paul "took over". So I could see them reaching out to Bruce to see if he'd induct Taker into the HOF. IF for some reason they couldn't get him or he refused then I definitely agree that it should be Kane. There's other choices like you mentioned but I think Kane would be the most fitting. As far as when? I agree also. I love him and always will but I don't see Mark holding up for much longer. I mean he's already in his late 40's and it's getting kinda agonizing watching him perform somewhat. So I could see him being inducted that soon. Either way I'm a sad panda today.

Horrible to hear about Paul Bearer's passing. I'm not quite old enough to remember his best days in the late 90s, but I remember his involvement in the match between Undertaker & Kane at Wrestlemania XX, and genuinely wondering if the Undertaker had killed him at the Great American Bash that year after burying him in the glass case with cement (I actually only found out how they really did it while I was typing this post). I quickly became fascinated by the story behind the urn, and then became fascinated by the feud between Kane and the Undertaker after Kane's debut at Badd Blood 97. I also felt a bit stupid for not realising until a little while ago that his character's name was actually a pun. RIP Paul Bearer.

Actually, while I agree with you on most I kinda think there's one other person, Brother Love. I mean sure, he wasn't with Taker long once Bearer came into the picture, but he was with Taker when he came into the WWF and quite some time even after Paul "took over". So I could see them reaching out to Bruce to see if he'd induct Taker into the HOF. IF for some reason they couldn't get him or he refused then I definitely agree that it should be Kane. There's other choices like you mentioned but I think Kane would be the most fitting. As far as when? I agree also. I love him and always will but I don't see Mark holding up for much longer. I mean he's already in his late 40's and it's getting kinda agonizing watching him perform somewhat. So I could see him being inducted that soon. Either way I'm a sad panda today.

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While I agree that it would make sense to have Brother Love induct Taker into the HOF, I think it would make even more sense to have Kane induct his "brother." I mean it's not like Kane would have to break character, as we've seen the human side to him for a while now. Those two just have SO much history together, and I know that Kane respects Mark more than ANYBODY. It would likely mean the world to Mark if Kane would be the one to induct him into the Hall of Fame. Bruce was apart of Taker's career, yes. But for how long? A year? Two? Kane's been apart of Taker's history for over 15 years now.

You are correct. Actually, Taker has a birthday later this month and he will be turning 48. I'm getting a bit irritated with people saying that Taker needs to hang up his boots and that he shouldn't be wrestling at this stage of his career. Look at the last 4 Wrestlemania matches this guy has put on. Arguably his greatest 4 matches of his 20 match streak. Why should Taker retire now? Sure, he can't work a full time schedule anymore, but if he can keep doing this one match a year thing for the next couple of years, why shouldn't he?

Besides, Mark is the ultimate professional. He won't be one of those people to wear out his welcome and stay wrestling longer than he should. He is one to put 110 percent into everything he does and if he realizes that he can't go out there and perform to not only the crowds standards, but also the standard he has set for himself, then THAT will be the day he officially calls it quits.

I think Kane should be the only man to be considered to induct the Undertaker, whenever he is inducted, into the Hall of Fame, now that Paul Bearer has passed. For this year, I think Paul Bearer should be made a posthumous inductee, and Undertaker should be the man to induct him. It would make for a truly touching ceremony in my opinion.

I just hope next week's Raw has an appropriate tribute to him, and I really hope they don't use Bearer's passing to draw some heat on CM Punk by him referring to it in promos. Creative has come up with some really good ideas to draw heat on him in the past few months, and I even chuckled a bit to myself when his music hit during Mae Young's birthday celebrations, because it was so simple and so effective at the same time. He doesn't need to use Bearer's death to get even more heat, and I hope that he doesn't.

I think Kane should be the only man to be considered to induct the Undertaker, whenever he is inducted, into the Hall of Fame, now that Paul Bearer has passed. For this year, I think Paul Bearer should be made a posthumous inductee, and Undertaker should be the man to induct him. It would make for a truly touching ceremony in my opinion.

I just hope next week's Raw has an appropriate tribute to him, and I really hope they don't use Bearer's passing to draw some heat on CM Punk by him referring to it in promos. Creative has come up with some really good ideas to draw heat on him in the past few months, and I even chuckled a bit to myself when his music hit during Mae Young's birthday celebrations, because it was so simple and so effective at the same time. He doesn't need to use Bearer's death to get even more heat, and I hope that he doesn't.

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The only problem I have with WWE deciding to induct Paul this year due to the news of his passing is that this years class is already SO stacked, that I think Paul's induction would be overshadowed. Also, I think it would be kind of cool to have Taker and Paul being inducted into the same class the same year. So maybe next year? WM 30. Class of 2014 inductees : The Undertaker and Paul Bearer. Hell..you wouldn't even need any more inductees. That'd be just enough to make it one of the greatest HOF classes ever.

I hope they do some sort of tribute to Paul, and it'll be especially awesome if Taker has a part in it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Oh, and I really hope Punk or Paul Heyman doesn't use it for heat. Punk is awesome enough to get heat in other ways.

I think Kane should be the only man to be considered to induct the Undertaker, whenever he is inducted, into the Hall of Fame, now that Paul Bearer has passed. For this year, I think Paul Bearer should be made a posthumous inductee, and Undertaker should be the man to induct him. It would make for a truly touching ceremony in my opinion.

I just hope next week's Raw has an appropriate tribute to him, and I really hope they don't use Bearer's passing to draw some heat on CM Punk by him referring to it in promos. Creative has come up with some really good ideas to draw heat on him in the past few months, and I even chuckled a bit to myself when his music hit during Mae Young's birthday celebrations, because it was so simple and so effective at the same time. He doesn't need to use Bearer's death to get even more heat, and I hope that he doesn't.

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The only problem I have with WWE deciding to induct Paul this year due to the news of his passing is that this years class is already SO stacked, that I think Paul's induction would be overshadowed. Also, I think it would be kind of cool to have Taker and Paul being inducted into the same class the same year. So maybe next year? WM 30. Class of 2014 inductees : The Undertaker and Paul Bearer. Hell..you wouldn't even need any more inductees. That'd be just enough to make it one of the greatest HOF classes ever.

I hope they do some sort of tribute to Paul, and it'll be especially awesome if Taker has a part in it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Oh, and I really hope Punk or Paul Heyman doesn't use it for heat. Punk is awesome enough to get heat in other ways.

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I was going to make the same point about this year being a stacked line-up for the Hall of Fame. I'd like to see Paul Bearer as the main inductee next year, much like Bruno Sammartino is this year. And if Taker retires this year and is inducted next year, that would be even nicer. The only problem with that is that Kane would be the primary candidate to induct both of them, unless they allow Taker to induct Bearer, and then Kane inducts Taker at a different stage of the night. If they don't do that, and assuming Kane doesn't induct two people on the same night, which of the two does Kane induct, and who inducts the other person?

And I don't see any reason why Taker wouldn't be the central figure in any tribute to Bearer. A ten bell salute with everybody on stage at the start of Raw, with Taker coming out at the end and tipping his hat. And the night should end with Taker in the middle of the ring doing his trademark celebration on one knee, with his hand stuck out in front of him and his tongue sticking out of his mouth, and a picture of Paul Bearer comes on the titantron. To set this up would probably mean CM Punk being in the last match of the evening, winning that and then the lights go off while he's celebrating in the ring, Taker standing behind him when the lights come back on, and Taker giving him a Chokeslam.

I was going to make the same point about this year being a stacked line-up for the Hall of Fame. I'd like to see Paul Bearer as the main inductee next year, much like Bruno Sammartino is this year. And if Taker retires this year and is inducted next year, that would be even nicer. The only problem with that is that Kane would be the primary candidate to induct both of them, unless they allow Taker to induct Bearer, and then Kane inducts Taker at a different stage of the night. If they don't do that, and assuming Kane doesn't induct two people on the same night, which of the two does Kane induct, and who inducts the other person?

And I don't see any reason why Taker wouldn't be the central figure in any tribute to Bearer. A ten bell salute with everybody on stage at the start of Raw, with Taker coming out at the end and tipping his hat. And the night should end with Taker in the middle of the ring doing his trademark celebration on one knee, with his hand stuck out in front of him and his tongue sticking out of his mouth, and a picture of Paul Bearer comes on the titantron. To set this up would probably mean CM Punk being in the last match of the evening, winning that and then the lights go off while he's celebrating in the ring, Taker standing behind him when the lights come back on, and Taker giving him a Chokeslam.

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You make a good point. Kane having to induct both would be a little weird, but maybe there would be some way they can work around that. I don't see Paul being the main inductee of a HOF class though, for the same reason I don't see WWE doing a major tribute to him like you stated on RAW. For the simple fact that he was only a manager and not some super popular currently active wrestler like Eddie, Chris Benoit or Owen was when they passed away.They aren't going to headline a HOF class with someone like Paul. They are gonna headline a HOF class with someone like The Undertaker. And while I think it would be cool to have a 10 gong salute on RAW, I just don't see it happening. Who knows though, maybe the WWE will prove me wrong.

I was going to make the same point about this year being a stacked line-up for the Hall of Fame. I'd like to see Paul Bearer as the main inductee next year, much like Bruno Sammartino is this year. And if Taker retires this year and is inducted next year, that would be even nicer. The only problem with that is that Kane would be the primary candidate to induct both of them, unless they allow Taker to induct Bearer, and then Kane inducts Taker at a different stage of the night. If they don't do that, and assuming Kane doesn't induct two people on the same night, which of the two does Kane induct, and who inducts the other person?

And I don't see any reason why Taker wouldn't be the central figure in any tribute to Bearer. A ten bell salute with everybody on stage at the start of Raw, with Taker coming out at the end and tipping his hat. And the night should end with Taker in the middle of the ring doing his trademark celebration on one knee, with his hand stuck out in front of him and his tongue sticking out of his mouth, and a picture of Paul Bearer comes on the titantron. To set this up would probably mean CM Punk being in the last match of the evening, winning that and then the lights go off while he's celebrating in the ring, Taker standing behind him when the lights come back on, and Taker giving him a Chokeslam.

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You make a good point. Kane having to induct both would be a little weird, but maybe there would be some way they can work around that. I don't see Paul being the main inductee of a HOF class though, for the same reason I don't see WWE doing a major tribute to him like you stated on RAW. For the simple fact that he was only a manager and not some super popular currently active wrestler like Eddie, Chris Benoit or Owen was when they passed away.They aren't going to headline a HOF class with someone like Paul. They are gonna headline a HOF class with someone like The Undertaker. And while I think it would be cool to have a 10 gong salute on RAW, I just don't see it happening. Who knows though, maybe the WWE will prove me wrong.

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A lot of that is true, and you may be right about a lot of it. But while Bearer wasn't popular in the sense of Eddie, Benoit, Owen Hart, etc., he was still a very popular character with the fans, and by all accounts, he was a great person both on and off screen. It was a bit OTT of me to suggest having next year's HoF centered around him, especially if Undertaker is being inducted too. But I think the least WWE can do is put on a nice tribute to a man who was involved with the company for over a third of his life, something a little more than a picture of him on a black background with 1954 - 2013 written underneath. And with Undertaker back on TV now, the least you would expect is that they allow him have his own personal tribute to Paul during Raw, and the same applies to Kane.

A lot of that is true, and you may be right about a lot of it. But while Bearer wasn't popular in the sense of Eddie, Benoit, Owen Hart, etc., he was still a very popular character with the fans, and by all accounts, he was a great person both on and off screen. It was a bit OTT of me to suggest having next year's HoF centered around him, especially if Undertaker is being inducted too. But I think the least WWE can do is put on a nice tribute to a man who was involved with the company for over a third of his life, something a little more than a picture of him on a black background with 1954 - 2013 written underneath. And with Undertaker back on TV now, the least you would expect is that they allow him have his own personal tribute to Paul during Raw, and the same applies to Kane.

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I agree with you that I do hope they do something a little more than just that screen that pops up with a picture of him. In that sense, I disagree with how WWE handles some of the deaths of wrestlers.

Taker isn't one to break character a lot. But I can see him possibly breaking character for the death of Paul, because I know that they were really close in real life. And honestly, I wouldn't mind. It'd be refreshing to see him break character a bit. As long as they do it in a sincere and non-tacky way. Just like when Taker came down to Ric Flairs retirement on Raw a few years back. They did it off Camera, but after watching it I kind of wished they would of done it during when RAW was showing, as it really wouldn't have done any damage to his "character" because they did it in a sincere and believable way.

A lot of that is true, and you may be right about a lot of it. But while Bearer wasn't popular in the sense of Eddie, Benoit, Owen Hart, etc., he was still a very popular character with the fans, and by all accounts, he was a great person both on and off screen. It was a bit OTT of me to suggest having next year's HoF centered around him, especially if Undertaker is being inducted too. But I think the least WWE can do is put on a nice tribute to a man who was involved with the company for over a third of his life, something a little more than a picture of him on a black background with 1954 - 2013 written underneath. And with Undertaker back on TV now, the least you would expect is that they allow him have his own personal tribute to Paul during Raw, and the same applies to Kane.

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I agree with you that I do hope they do something a little more than just that screen that pops up with a picture of him. In that sense, I disagree with how WWE handles some of the deaths of wrestlers.

Taker isn't one to break character a lot. But I can see him possibly breaking character for the death of Paul, because I know that they were really close in real life. And honestly, I wouldn't mind. It'd be refreshing to see him break character a bit. As long as they do it in a sincere and non-tacky way. Just like when Taker came down to Ric Flairs retirement on Raw a few years back. They did it off Camera, but after watching it I kind of wished they would of done it during when RAW was showing, as it really wouldn't have done any damage to his "character" because they did it in a sincere and believable way.

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Agreed entirely. In many cases, the screen popping up with a picture of the deceased just isn't enough. I remember seeing one for Big Boss Man after an episode of Smackdown after he died, and with that being before I had access to the internet, it was the first I had heard of his passing. I wasn't overly emotional about his passing as, like Bearer, I was too young to witness most of his tenure in the WWE. But when I saw the way WWE went all out with their tribute to Eddie a little over a year later, I felt as if they might have gone to at least a fraction of that for someone like Boss Man.

And Taker doesn't necessarily have to break character to pay his respects to Bearer on Raw, as with my ideas for his tip of the hat or his celebration on one knee pointing towards a picture of Bearer on the titantron. But it would be infinitely times better and more emotional if he did break character, perhaps making a speech about Bearer, or even saying a few words about him in a pre-recorded video segment.

Agreed entirely. In many cases, the screen popping up with a picture of the deceased just isn't enough. I remember seeing one for Big Boss Man after an episode of Smackdown after he died, and with that being before I had access to the internet, it was the first I had heard of his passing. I wasn't overly emotional about his passing as, like Bearer, I was too young to witness most of his tenure in the WWE. But when I saw the way WWE went all out with their tribute to Eddie a little over a year later, I felt as if they might have gone to at least a fraction of that for someone like Boss Man.

And Taker doesn't necessarily have to break character to pay his respects to Bearer on Raw, as with my ideas for his tip of the hat or his celebration on one knee pointing towards a picture of Bearer on the titantron. But it would be infinitely times better and more emotional if he did break character, perhaps making a speech about Bearer, or even saying a few words about him in a pre-recorded video segment.

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The whole way they handled the Randy Savage death really ticked me off. Or rather, the lack of way they handled it. I mean, that guy is one of the greatest of all time, and no matter what differences Vince had with the guy, he should of been given a proper salute on RAW. But again, Vince's ego got the best of him.

That's true, he doesn't have to break character. But like you said also, it would be a bit more emotional and kind of cool to see him do so. Honestly though, Taker is the ultimate professional and a really good guy at heart and will do what he thinks is the best thing to do. So we'll just have to wait and see.

Agreed entirely. In many cases, the screen popping up with a picture of the deceased just isn't enough. I remember seeing one for Big Boss Man after an episode of Smackdown after he died, and with that being before I had access to the internet, it was the first I had heard of his passing. I wasn't overly emotional about his passing as, like Bearer, I was too young to witness most of his tenure in the WWE. But when I saw the way WWE went all out with their tribute to Eddie a little over a year later, I felt as if they might have gone to at least a fraction of that for someone like Boss Man.

And Taker doesn't necessarily have to break character to pay his respects to Bearer on Raw, as with my ideas for his tip of the hat or his celebration on one knee pointing towards a picture of Bearer on the titantron. But it would be infinitely times better and more emotional if he did break character, perhaps making a speech about Bearer, or even saying a few words about him in a pre-recorded video segment.

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The whole way they handled the Randy Savage death really ticked me off. Or rather, the lack of way they handled it. I mean, that guy is one of the greatest of all time, and no matter what differences Vince had with the guy, he should of been given a proper salute on RAW. But again, Vince's ego got the best of him.

That's true, he doesn't have to break character. But like you said also, it would be a bit more emotional and kind of cool to see him do so. Honestly though, Taker is the ultimate professional and a really good guy at heart and will do what he thinks is the best thing to do. So we'll just have to wait and see.

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Absolutely, a true legend of the business deserved a send off fitting of his status, and he never got it. A real shame that the only tribute Vince gave him was in an article in Time Magazine.